Inpatient
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Inpatient is a noun meaning (healthcare) A patient whose treatment requires at least one night's residence in a hospital; a hospitalized patient.
Meaning
(healthcare) A patient whose treatment requires at least one night's residence in a hospital; a hospitalized patient.
More Meanings
- Of treatment, requiring at least one night's residence in a hospital.
- Alternative spelling of impatient.
Example Sentences
...she told her, That she had an extreme desire to converse with the soul of her Noble Lord and dear Husband, and that she was inpatient of a longer stay.
For three of the four regions, the number and rate of procedures was higher in inpatient than in ambulatory settings, but in the Midwest the differences between settings were not statistically significant.
Word Forms
- inpatients
- in-patient
Synonyms for inpatient
Depending on context, synonyms include inmate.
Antonyms for inpatient
Common opposites include outpatient.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include inmate, hospitalization, hospitalised, hospital, clinical, internal.
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